Am looking for information on this couple. They are both from Sicily (Lecara Alta) and one of their sons (Salvatore Laiosa )was born in 1879 and traveled to the USA in 1901 so I am not sure what their birth/death dates are. How would I go about finding them? How would I find any information on the entire family.

This may be a later manifest for Salvatore (1908) which notes that he is now married and returning to USA to his wife Ninfa (sp?) Berccola at 41 E. 81st St., New York. He is from Lercara, Palermo. He is on line 30.

Interesting to note that on line 29 is another man (Francesco Marici) from Lercara who is leaving in Lercara his wife Maria Berccola.

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